GuiCommand: Name: Sketcher CreateRegularPolygon MenuLocation: Sketch , Sketcher geometries , Create regular polygon Workbenches: Sketcher_Workbench Shortcut: G P R
Sketcher CreateRegularPolygon
Description
The Sketcher CreateRegularPolygon tool creates a regular polygon.
Usage
See also: Drawing aids.
Pos-OVP = Positional On-View-Parameters. (v1.0) Dim-OVP = Dimensional On-View-Parameters. (v1.0)
- There are several ways to invoke the tool:
- Press the Regular polygon button.
- Select the Sketcher → Sketcher geometries → Create regular polygon option from the menu.
- Use the keyboard shortcut: G then P, then R.
- Enter the Number of Sides in the dialog that opens.
- The cursor changes to a cross with the tool icon.
- The Polygon parameters section ((v1.0) ) is added at the top of the Sketcher Dialog.
- Optionally change the number of Sides (this can also be done after picking the center):
- Enter a number greater than two.
- Press the U key to increase the number.
- Press the J key to decrease the number.
- Pick the center of the polygon. Or with Pos-OVP: enter its X and/or Y coordinate.
- Pick the first point of the polygon, this also defines the radius of the circumscribed circle. Or with Dim-OVP: enter the radius of the circle and/or the angle of the first point. The angle is relative to the X axis of the sketch. No constraint is created for this angle.
- The polygon is created, including a circumscribed construction geometry circle, and applicable Pos-OVP and Dim-OVP based constraints are added.
- If the tool runs in continue mode:
- Optionally keep creating polygons.
- To finish, right-click or press Esc, or start another geometry or constraint creation tool.
Notes
- The construction geometry circle is not visible outside the sketch. It cannot be deleted without breaking the geometry of the polygon.
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